mandatary

man·da·tar·y

M m

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [man-duh-ter-ee]
- /ˈmæn dəˌtɛr i/
- /ˈmæn.də.tə.ri/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [man-duh-ter-ee]
- /ˈmæn dəˌtɛr i/

Definitions of mandatary word

noun plural mandatary a person or nation holding a mandate. 1
noun mandatary A person or country receiving a mandate. 1
noun mandatary One who receives a mandate. 0

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Origin of mandatary

First appearance:

before 1605

One of the 40% oldest English words

First recorded in 1605-15, mandatary is from the Late Latin word mandātārius one to whom a charge is given. See mandate, -ary

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Parts of speech for Mandatary

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Mandatary

mandatary popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

mandatary usage trend in Literature

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